Wilbur Heine

Wilbur Heine
Minister in Assistance to the President
In office
May 2014 – January 2016
PresidentChristopher Loeak
Preceded byTony deBrum
Succeeded byDavid Kabua

Wilbur Heine is a Marshallese politician and government minister. From May 2014 to January 2016 he was Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands.[1] In 2013 he was the Minister for Internal Affairs.[2] Heine has done much work towards the environment, against climate change and disasters in the Marshall Islands.[3]

In February 2016, he was appointed as minister of education in the cabinet led by his mother, President Hilda Heine.[4]

  1. ^ "Wilbur Heine (Marshall Islands), 7th Plenary Meeting". Webtv.un.org. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Statement by the Honorable Wilbur Heine Minister for Internal Affairs, Republic of the Marshall Islands" (PDF). UNICEF. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. ^ "President Christopher J. Loeak expressed support for Palau's Marine Sanctuary". Office of the President. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. ^ Lansford, Tom (27 June 2023). "Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023". CQ Press.